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8.5 Concluding remarks and overall evaluationIn REDD literature, co-benefits are listed as one (in addition to efficiency,effectiveness and equity) of the criteria‟s for a successful REDD regime. In this earlyassessment of a pilot project in Kilosa, we have looked at local livelihoods and theirdependency to forest in terms of income level and location. Since these villages are intheir early stages of REDD implementation it is difficult to say how exactly they willbe affected by the project. However, by discussing main components ofTFCG/MJUMITA‟s REDD pilot we can draw a picture of what could be seen as thelikely outcomes.As mentioned, there is a fairly high level of participation in all three villages. Therehave however been some variations where for example in Lunenzi, almost allhouseholds participated in the meetings and were generally positive to the project. InMasugu and Nyali however, people were a bit more reluctant, but did still agree tojoin. The level of households for or against can be coupled to the projects overalllegitimacy. By analysing the different resource regimes in place, we learned that therewas a connection between how well resources are managed and how much forest aretaken. With this we can draw lines and get an opinion about what the three differentvillages and what their chances of success can be.8.5.1 LunenziDue to primarily its remote location and homogeneous population Lunenzi haddeveloped a functional forest management system based on informal institution andthe villagers also had relative low environmental incomes. In other words, such wellorganized institutions and structures can be seen as a preferable starting point.However, as argued in terms of payments received from REDD, a performance basedapproach does not necessarily reward those who already manage their forests wellsince the money will be given in terms of carbon storage gained. However, in additionthe project will provide other opportunities to increase efficiency and alternativesources. The majority in Lunenzi called for payments in terms of better social servicesand infrastructure, e.g. the creation of a proper road leading into the village. However,this issue is not completely problem free, as better infrastructure into the village mightlead to more people coming in and using the forest, or to villagers starting to harvest272